The country’s largest assisted living home chain with ties to Florida recently lost a $23 million lawsuit in which the California plaintiff was found responsible for neglect and abuse of an elderly person. Our Fort Lauderdale nursing home abuse lawyers understand that at the heart of this case was the…
A nursing home in Ormond Beach was fined $36,000 for the reportedly poor way it handled allegations of sexual abuse involving an employee against a patient. Our Coral Springs nursing home abuse lawyers know this is a fairly substantial fine, considering that the most serious offenses will typically involve state…
A recent study published in The Journal of Internal Medicine found that doctors regularly prescribe risky drugs to elderly patients, and that those living in the South were especially at risk. Our Lake Worth nursing home negligence attorneys understand that the study, conducted by medical doctors at the Alpert Medical…
A 68-year-old registered sex offender was arrested recently after reportedly sexually assaulting a quadriplegic man at a Florida nursing home. He is facing a single count of lewd and lascivious battery of an elderly or disabled person, a second-degree felony punishable by up to 15 years in prison, per Florida…
Florida lawmakers are seeking to significantly curb plaintiffs’ rights to sue negligent nursing homes, recently advancing the SB 1384, despite the testimony of a woman whose elderly mother was brutally sexually assaulted in 2002. Our North Lauderdale nursing home abuse lawyers recall this decade-old case, as it revealed significant flaws…
A pair of bills – one in the Florida House and one in the Florida Senate – would make it more difficult for you to sue a nursing home that abuse or neglected your loved one, even in cases when that abuse led to serious injury or death. Our Indian…
Choosing long-term care options for your parents or loved ones is never easy, and our Parkland nursing home abuse lawyers know there is much to consider. Now, at least with regard to cost, a new study shows that in-home care may be the most preferable option – if it’s feasible.…
A jury in California recently awarded the family of an 83-year-old Alzheimer’s patient a sum of $23 million in punitive damages for elder abuse and wrongful death. Our Palm Beach Gardens nursing home abuse lawyers applaud the victory. Amid a heart-wrenching tragedy, we hope that her loved ones will find…
If you went to a restaurant and ordered lobster and the waitstaff instead brought you fish sticks, you would likely refuse to pay for it. Our Hollywood nursing home negligence attorneys know this is essentially what is happening with the nursing home industry and the taxpayers. A recent Inspector General…
Nursing homes in Florida and throughout the country are highly vulnerable to what federal officials say is the rapid spread of “nightmare bacteria.” Our Deerfield Beach nursing home negligence lawyers understand that these strains – including the so-called “superbug” that hit the National Institutes of Health a couple years ago…